Cold, Dark, and Silent by David C. Reed is set in the rural area of Seacord in Hurrt County at the end of the Covid 19 lockdown. Ashe has retired from police duties in the nearby Metro to nurse his father in his last days....

Elizabeth Kellam's Chopin’s Last Manuscript begins in 1971, when a Polish craftsman renovating Eugène Delacroix’s Paris studio discovers a hidden leather portfolio beneath the floorboards. Inside are a manuscript signed by Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin and a diary that appears to chronicle his private account of...

In Anthony Pond’s Conquistadors, Ryan Jordan joins a small expedition in central Mexico to climb three of the country’s highest volcanoes under the direction of their guide, Ricardo. After becoming ill at a mountain lodge following a meal in town, he chooses to continue with...

Clare’s Boutique: Three Stories and One Essay by Eric Giroux is a collection of moments of vulnerability, identity, and reckoning through the character Clare. In Ice Time, Clare and Jack O’Connor, once best kindergarten friends, reunite later under strained circumstances during a Scout troop trip...

In Color for Canvas by J. M. Huxley, Jane Campbell grows up in Cape May, New Jersey, in a household that defines her future while overlooking who she already is. On her twelfth birthday, she begins experiencing vivid encounters with a man called Mac who...

Chats with a Charlatan by Chris Wilkensen follows Kevin Davis, a therapist in Chicago whose life, both at work and at home, is falling apart. Kevin uses unorthodox methods in his sessions, sometimes giving his patients alcohol and marijuana in an attempt to break down...

In Christmas Kitten Caper by Max Parrott, private detective Angela Atkinson and her lovable Border Collie, Ruff, are on another case. When Angela and Ruff go to the farm where their family always chooses their annual Christmas tree, they discover Nelson Hemlock, the owner of...

Carrion by Adam Caisse follows Roval Gul, an appointed custodian of the dead in the city of Carenmar, when so many are dying. His duties place him at furnaces, roads, and battle sites, where he observes patterns suggesting that decay is being altered by a...

Crossing Neal by Catina Noble is a dystopian novel that follows the people who live in the walled City of Kneel. They are ruled by a totalitarian group known as the Agency, led by Captain Neal. His new scheme to keep the residents, known as...

Cosplay & Consequences (The Fandom Narratives) by J.C. Sato is a brilliantly written novella that could even be described as one long, shifting scene. The setting is an urban cosplay convention where performers, entrepreneurs, fans, and perverts assemble in this growing subculture to show off...